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Georgia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison 35 Years After Racially Motivated Murder of Black Man
After 35 years of evading justice, a white Georgia man will spend life in prison for the murder of a black man. On Tuesday, Frank Gebhardt, now 60, was convicted of murder in the 1983 death of Timothy Coggins. Witnesses say Coggins was stabbed 30 times and dragged behind a pickup truck for dating a…
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Grand Jury Indicts Georgia Men on Murder Charges in Racially Motivated 1983 Killing
Two white men are set to head to trial after a grand jury indicted them on multiple counts, including felony murder, in relation to the 1983 killing of a young black man. The grand jury came to its decision Tuesday, indicting Franklin Gebhardt and William Moore Sr. on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and…
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Black Man Was Killed in 1983 for Socializing With White Woman, Prosecutors Say
Timothy Coggins, a black Georgia man, was murdered some 34 years ago all because he had been seen “socializing with a white female,” prosecutors claimed as they asked a judge to deny bond for two suspects accused in the recently revived cold case. “The murder of Timothy Coggins was due to Coggins socializing with a…